
The former four-star recruit added 1,152 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground during that span.

He had five touchdowns to three interceptions while rounding out his production with 288 rushing yards and one score on the ground. During a three-year, 25-game career with the Yellow Jackets, Sims completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 4,464 yards and 30 touchdowns against 23 interceptions. Injuries limited Sims' 2022 season to seven games, where he completed 58.5 percent of his passes for 1,115 yards. He added that Sims is a football junkie, with hopes his football knowledge combined with his arm talent and athleticism can lead to the desired results.

We had such a connection because of the football," Satterfield said. I think it's going to create more accuracy.' And I think he liked that. I just isolated a couple things, like if we just change one or two little things with this, "It's going to change your life. "When you guys see him throw, I mean, it's going to jump off the tape at you. Rhule has a close connection with former Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins and had watched most of Sims' games with the Yellow Jackets, seeing the possibilities. So it was easy if it worked out and we're grateful that he choose to come here." He's a really good person about the right things. "And you get to know him, his personality is elite. "I even had people in the NFL say, 'Hey, you need to go get this guy.' Everybody recognizes he's an NFL talent," Rhule said then of the transfer from Georgia Tech. You knew Matt Rhule and offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield not only liked, but loved, the traits of Jeff Sims the way they spoke about him in December fresh off landing him from the portal. There was Rahmir Johnson at 23, Myles Farmer at 22, Nate Boerkircher at 21, Thomas Fidone at 20, Jimari Butler at 19, Marques Buford at 18 and Turner Corcoran at 17, Gabe Ervin at 16, Isaac Gifford at 15, Malcolm Hartzog at 14, Bryce Benhart at 13, Marcus Washington at 12, Brian Buschini at 11. They are not ranked based on perceived talent alone, but also with consideration to the depth chart and how significant the drop off might be if one of these players were out for any length of time.


We put the finishing touches on our Most Indispensable Huskers for the 2023 season as we crawl closer toward kickoff.
